Monday, 4 February 2013

Steamengine IX The Clockwork Carnival and DIY project reveal

Steamengine is a Steampunk themed variety night that is on roughly every few months in Sydney at the Red Rattler Theatre. It includes things like magic performances, circus skills such as contact juggling, and burlesque. This one on Friday 1st February was The Clockwork Carnival and the theme was circus!

With my friend Alice! Doesn't she make the most gorgeous bearded lady ever!

My outfit, with the birdcage headdress and cage skirt I made. I only finished the cage skirt that afternoon. It's satiny fabric sewn into channels. I figured out how to make it myself. The two horizontal ones have coathanger wire in them to keep the shape, the vertical ones are unboned so you can sit down. I also sewed feathers to my op shop corset and wore a feathered shoulderpiece I had to go with the bird theme, and wore my winged key pendant.

Receiving my prize for most creative outfit. The man on the right is the other winner, the lady on the left is the lady who made the prizes, a very talented woman, Colleen, known in Steampunk circles as Lady Chatsalot. If you want to see more of her creations visit: